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 * Copyright (c) 2010, "Shashank Tiwari"
 * web: www.shanky.org | www.treasuryofideas.com
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 * Created: Jun 3, 2010
 */

package fireclay.logging
{
	import mx.logging.ILogger;
	import mx.logging.targets.LineFormattedTarget;
	import mx.logging.targets.TraceTarget;

	public interface ILogManager
	{
		/**
		 *  Returns the logger associated with the specified category or the class.
		 *  Depending on the passed in parameter type, either a category name or a class,
		 *  the function invokes getLoggerByCategoryName or getLoggerByClass.
		 *  In both situations the mx.logging.Log.getLogger is invoked to get hold of a logger.
		 *
		 *  @param category name or Class. The category (or class name) of the logger that should be returned.
		 *
		 *  @return An instance of a logger object for the specified name.
		 *  If the name doesn't exist, a new instance with the specified
		 *  name is returned.
		 *
		 */
		function getLogger(name:*):ILogger;

		/**
		 *  Returns a configured log target.
		 *
		 *  @param logTarget. A LineFormattedTarget
		 *  @param logTargetConfig. A config object that abstracts
		 *  all the log target parameters. Default configuration
		 *  parameters are applied if this parameter is null.
		 *
		 */
		function getConfiguredLogTarget(logTarget:LineFormattedTarget, logTargetConfig:LogTargetConfig=null):LineFormattedTarget;

		/**
		 *  Returns a trace target configured with defaults.
		 *
		 *  @param none.
		 *
		 */
		function getDefaultTraceTarget():TraceTarget;

		/**
		 *  Returns a configured trace target.
		 *
		 *  @param logTarget. A LineFormattedTarget
		 *  @param logTargetConfig. A config object that abstracts
		 *  all the log target parameters. Default configuration
		 *  parameters are applied if this parameter is null.
		 *
		 */
		function getConfiguredTraceTarget(logTargetConfig:LogTargetConfig):TraceTarget;

	}
}